Vehicle Container Pivot Mount for Cargo Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
In vehicles like SUVs, existing container systems lack a suitable anchoring surface for pivoting or rotating containers, leading to accessibility issues and security concerns, especially when storing longer items, as they either obstruct access to the cargo area or require cumbersome locking mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A container and mounting bracket system that extends laterally and rotates about a spindle, with a shoulder stop to prevent the container from rotating forward, allowing easy access to the cargo area while maintaining security through a vertical lock and deformable wedges for support and friction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the container is secured against the rear seats, then the container is difficult to access from the rear of the vehicle, but the container is securely positioned
Solution Approach 1:
The container system employs a dynamic mounting solution that allows the container to pivot between a stored position (against rear seats) and an accessible position (at rear of vehicle). The pivot mount with shoulder stop enables the container to rotate on the mounting bracket, transitioning from a fixed secured position to an easily accessible position at the rear of the vehicle, resolving the contradiction between security and accessibility.
2Ease of operation
If the container is secured along the side of the cargo area, then only part of the container is accessible from the rear of the vehicle, but the container is easily accessible from the rear seat
Solution Approach 1:
The side-mounted container system utilizes a pivot mount that enables the container to rotate between a side-mounted stored position and a rear-accessible position. The shoulder stop on the mounting bracket allows the container to pivot to an angle where the entire container becomes accessible from the rear of the vehicle, eliminating the partial accessibility limitation while maintaining the side-mounting configuration.
3Ease of operation
If the container is secured at the rear of the vehicle, then the container is easily accessed, but accessing the cargo area between the container and the rear seat becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The container system mounted at the rear of the vehicle incorporates a pivot mechanism that allows the container to rotate away from the cargo area when not in use. The shoulder stop enables the container to pivot to a position where it does not obstruct access to the cargo area between the container and rear seat, while still allowing easy access to the container itself from the rear.
4Device complexity
If longer containers are secured toward a front of the cargo area, then third row seats become inoperable, but the container is securely positioned
Solution Approach 1:
The invention transitions the container mounting from a longitudinal arrangement (front-to-back along the cargo area) to a lateral arrangement (side-to-side across the cargo area width). The mounting bracket with pivot mount allows the container to extend laterally beyond the vehicle width when pivoted, enabling long containers to be mounted without obstructing the third row seats while maintaining secure positioning through the pivot mechanism and shoulder stop.
5Reliability
If containers are not secured in a vehicle, then occupants are endangered and goods are not protected, but the container system becomes complex to secure
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket serves as an intermediary structure between the vehicle floor and the container, providing a secure anchoring point. The bracket incorporates a shoulder stop that acts as a mechanical intermediary to prevent the container from rotating forward beyond a predetermined position, while the pivot mount provides a standardized interface for securing the container, simplifying the overall locking mechanism while maintaining security.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables secure storage and easy access to goods in vehicles by allowing the container to pivot laterally, improving accessibility and reducing the complexity of locking mechanisms, thus enhancing both security and usability.
Implementation Method 1
deformable wedges for support and friction
Data Source
AI summary
A container and mounting bracket system configured to be mounted to and secured in a vehicle. The container and mounting bracket system extend laterally with respect to the vehicle at a rear of the vehicle when mounted in and secured in the vehicle. The mounting bracket system and container system cooperate to allow the container system to rotate about a spindle at one end of the mounting bracket system such that the container system extends out the back of the vehicle, allowing access to a cargo area of the vehicle.